Juan Osuna (photo by Channing Turner / Main Justice)
Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday appointed acting Director Juan Osuna of the Executive Office for Immigration Review as the Justice Department component’s permanent chief.
Osuna in December became acting Director of the Falls Church, Va.-based office established in 1983 to handle immigration cases and oversee immigration courts. He previously served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General and Civil Division Deputy Assistant Attorney General, working on immigration matters.
Attorney General Janet Reno in 2000 tapped Osuna for the Board of Immigration Appeals, an EOIR unit that is the highest body for applying and interpreting immigration law. Attorney General Michael Mukasey named him board chairman in September 2008.
“Having served with the department for over a decade, Juan has developed an extensive knowledge of immigration litigation and issues, and demonstrated himself to be a diligent and thoughtful advocate and manager,” Holder said in a statement. “I am confident he will lead this office with the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and dedication.”
